The Trouble of Ordinary People

Chapter 219 The Trouble of Ordinary People

Passing through a secluded thicket, Nicole's temporary base was hidden in a nearby cave.

Although located in the middle of nowhere, Nicole, as a top-notch mechanics and weapons master, not only set up a simple monitoring and workbench here, but also handcrafted a rudimentary air conditioner, making all the necessary living facilities available.

Patty stood at the entrance of the cave, looking at the damp soil under her feet. She hesitated for a moment before tiptoeing in.

Having grown up in the city, she was unable to adapt to this environment for a while.

Carrie followed behind the group, looking around at the surroundings.

"Have you collected all the materials to forge the weapon?"

Nicole sat casually on the bed, picked up the kettle next to her, and poured a glass of water for Suren.

"Don't worry, the water is filtered through a devil gill filter. Although that thing looks a bit disgusting, it can filter out 99% of bacteria and toxins, and it works much better than water purifiers on the market."

"That's about it."

Suren took the water glass, took a sip, and indeed there was no strange smell. Then he took out the materials one by one and placed them on the worktable.

Besides the completely damaged Thunder Sword, this time the materials included an extra box containing silver metal.

When he opened the box, revealing the liquid metal inside that shimmered with an eerie glow, Nicole jumped up from the bed.

A look of shock flashed in her eyes. She put on special gloves, carefully held the box and examined it, even poking it with her hand.

"My God—it really is a silver teardrop! Where did you get such a wonderful thing?"

"I got it from a weapons dealer named Rodin."

Suren gave a brief introduction to Rodin's identity and background.

At the same time, he also explained in detail his idea of ​​a magical artifact that would fuse the katana and the greatsword to achieve form switching.

Nicole's eyes lit up after hearing this, and she nodded: "How come I never thought of that idea—to transform the scabbard into part of the weapon, thus achieving transformation!"

"And that weapons dealer, you absolutely must introduce me to him sometime!"

Suren agreed, "No problem."

Nicole clicked her tongue, looking at the wooden box in her hand and exclaimed, "You really got a great deal! This kind of thing is practically impossible to find on the market; it's a rare, one-of-a-kind item."

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"Using these materials to make magical tools will definitely be no problem! The effects will even exceed your imagination."

After saying that, she looked at the materials on the workbench and sighed regretfully: "I really want to start the furnace right now and hammer out this work of art, but my old bread cart and the equipment in the cave can't meet the requirements. This matter has to be done back at my base."

"no problem."

Suren nodded; he wasn't in a hurry.

"But before that," Nicole changed the subject, looking at Suren, "you need to go down and investigate this town for me. I've been watching it for almost a month, and I'm really curious about what's going on down there."

As she spoke, she took out a few photos from the drawer and handed them to Suren.

"Underground in this area lies a vast system of natural caves, a geological feature unique to Indiana."

Nicole pointed at the photo, a hint of surprise in her voice, "But the bizarre thing is, these people actually built a remarkably well-equipped town inside this bottomless cave!"

Suren looked down.

Before this, Nicole had sent him a photo, and the scene in that photo was completely different from what he had now.

The photo is a bit blurry, but judging from the angle, it was probably taken from a very high place looking down.

The town is quite large, and the rock walls at its edges clearly show signs of expansion and reinforcement.

The only source of light was the numerous searchlights hanging from the cave ceiling, illuminating the entire underground space as bright as day.

Apart from the overhead lighting, this place is almost indistinguishable from ordinary small towns on the ground.

Streets, houses, shops —

On the streets of the town, people of all kinds and skin colors gather.

Many of them also wore tattoos that clearly identified them as belonging to gangs, or clothing from certain extremist groups.

These political parties and outlaws, who are usually at odds with each other on the surface, are very peaceful in this underground space.

Judging from the atmosphere, this place is more like an underground black market.

However, a large number of soldiers were stationed on the outermost edge of the town, with heavy machine guns and sandbag bunkers even set up on high ground, their muzzles pointed directly into the town, blocking all entrances and exits.

"What did you find down there?"

Suren returned the photo to Nicole and asked.

Nicole replied, "A lot of people."

"I've been here for almost a month now. Every now and then, they send supplies and large numbers of people here by truck."

She lowered her voice and said, "Just yesterday, they delivered several more truckloads of goods, all of which were completely wrapped in black waterproof tarpaulins."

Suren's eyes flickered slightly: "A demon?"

His first thought was of the witchcraft group's experimental sites.

"No."

Nicole shook her head, her tone certain: "It should be an inanimate object. I scanned it with the detector."

She shrugged: "But I didn't go in, so I don't know the specifics."

"I'm good at dealing with demons, but when it comes to humans, a stray bullet would be enough to kill me."

Suren stroked her chin, thought for a moment, and then agreed to Nicole's request.

He turned to Carrie and Patty, who were standing at the cave entrance, and said, "Take good care of them for me, and don't let them run around."

Nicole patted her chest and assured her, "No problem, their safety is guaranteed here."

Suren then turned to Patty and Carrie and said a few words to them, telling them to wait for him to return.

"Sulen, can't we go down with you?"

Patty asked, somewhat unwillingly.

She had just completed her studies and was looking for an opportunity to show off her skills.

Carrie also cast an expectant glance at her.

"no."

Suren shook his head.

They might be able to handle slow-moving cavemen like Jason.

But against humans, especially these outlaws, a small knife is enough to take their lives.

"The situation below is unclear, and I don't have the energy to take care of you."

After saying that, he subtly summoned Alessa.

Suren glanced at Patty and added, emphasizing, "I'll have Alessa stay here and watch over you."

Seeing that Suren's attitude was firm and that he had even seen through her little scheme to secretly follow him, Patty sighed in disappointment and could only reluctantly agree.

Following the passage provided by Ni, Suren successfully entered the underground town.

Although there was ventilation inside the cave, the air at the bottom was still stuffy and smelled of sweat.

Suren walked down the street, observing her surroundings.

The scene here is far from as harmonious as it appears in the photos.

On the streets, women with bare upper bodies openly solicit customers, drug addicts lie on the ground convulsing, and even couples start doing their homework right there in the street.

The shops on both sides sell all sorts of things, like used socks, dead rats, and used condoms—

On the roadside, a group of burly men were arguing because of a failed transaction, hurling all sorts of vicious and vulgar insults.

Strangely, despite their argument and near-kissing, the two didn't actually touch each other.

After arguing, the two glared at each other fiercely before turning around and leaving.

Suren observed all of this, her brows furrowing slightly.

"Is there a rule against physical violence?"

He shook his head and continued walking down the street.

However, his white hair and red trench coat outfit might be considered unconventional and eye-catching by outsiders.

But here, surrounded by this group of lunatics, his attire made him look like an honest, ordinary person deliberately trying to bolster his courage.

Such people are usually seen as easy targets.

Several skinny street thugs with brightly colored rooster-like haircuts exchanged glances and followed behind Suren.

One of the skinny monkeys, with a wicked grin on his face, reached out and slapped Suren's buttocks.

Without turning his head, Suren reached behind him with his left hand and grabbed his wrist.

"Click."

"what!"

The skinny monkey's wrist was instantly snapped, and the intense pain caused him to scream like a pig being slaughtered.

Such screams should have been a common occurrence in this area, but at this moment, it was as if a switch had been flipped.

The surrounding noise disappeared instantly.

Immediately following was the swishing sound of various metal parts colliding.

Those thugs and gang members who had just seemed to be coexisting peacefully suddenly pulled out various guns from their waists and crotches and aimed them at each other!

Even the couple who were embracing each pulled out a pistol and pointed it at each other's heads.